Original 19th Century U.S. Manufactured J.R. Cooper Style Underhammer Pepperbox Percussion Revolver Serial 86 - circa 1850 Japanese Navy For further research checkout this

For further research checkout this forum post about these knives and how to tell WWII knives from post war: WWI Airborne Switchblades (this example is 100% WWII)

Overall length: 36 ⅜“

Original Items: Only One Lot Of 4 Available

Battle of Tinian and the Battle of Iwo Jima

In May 1988

Original 19th Century U.S. Manufactured J.R. Cooper Style Underhammer Pepperbox Percussion Revolver Serial 86 - circa 1850 Japanese Navy For further research checkout thisOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a truly lovely example of the unusual system known as the "PEPPERBOX". They were so named because the muzzle is similar in appearance to the business end of a Pepper Pot from the the early days of Queen Victoria: a circle of round holes. All six barrels are contained in one solid "tube" or cylinder of steel revolving as a unit. The system was quickly superseded with the design of the traditional revolver,